Balanta

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noun

An ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounBalanta pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group of Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the Gambia.
proper noun
  1. Either of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa, spoken by the Balanta people.

    Synonyms: Balant, Bulanda

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounEither of two closely related Bak languages of West Africa, spoken by the Balanta people.

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APA

Balanta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanta

MLA

“Balanta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balanta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanta.

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